The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-05-21
News of the Week.

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Five men were injured, three fatally, by
Ohio, on Tuesday.
Several towns and villages in the eastern
part of South Carolina are suffering from u
plague of eaterpillars
Three distinct shocks of earthquake were
felt in Tucson, Arizona, last Friday afternoon.
Tombstone was also shaken.
Sixty thousand dollars worth of smuggled
opium was seized on the steamer Rio Janero,
from Hong Kong, at San Francisco, on Friday
last.
The Lutheran Synod of Missouri ON Satur-
day decided to warn the members of the Ger
man Lutheran Church against joining the
knights of Labor.
VIM. A. Sanford shot and killed his 16-year-
old son Hamlet near Washington, Indiana.
his sleep, and his father, installing him for a
burglar, fired.
The bodies of seventeen more victims have
been brought out Of the coal mine at Nanaimo,
British Columbia. Six whites and eleven
Cinnamon are veto be found. All the bodies
are badly burned.
Richard Bennett, of Bentonville, Missouri,
is 100 years old. Mrs Catharine Cowche,
of Rochester, New York, has just celebrated
her centennial. She is said to be as active as
a woman of thirty.
William Smith, Ex-Governor of Virginia,
died on Wednesday at his home near Warren
ton, in the Goth year of his age. He served
several terms in Congress, and was twice
Governor of his State.
Twenty colored couples, members of the
Reading Social Club, arrived in Bethlehem,
Penna., on Monday night, to attend socia-
BILE, and were refused quarters at the hotels
The hotel men said they could not accommo
date them.
Rev. S. F. Smith, now 10 years of age,
who SIS years ago wrote ''My Country, IT'S of
Thee was entertained in Chicago on Mon.
day night by the ladies of the Grand Army of
The Republic. The poets wife is still living,
but she was too feeble to attend.
On Monday evening, the 9th inst, while
Mrs Susan Slime of Hanover, Pa, was eating
from the effects of which she died last Mon
day morning about two o'clock. The deceas-
ed was in the SSth year of her age.
Madame Janauschek, after n performance
in Newport, Rhode Island, on Tuesday night,
fell down a flight of fourteen stairs at the
Perry House. breaking a bone in her right
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She will be laid up for long time.
At Willis, Texas, early Sunday morRing.
an armed mob broke into the Jail and opened
fire on Andrew McGeehe and J. B. Walker,
charged with shooting young man named
Powell. McGeehe was shot dead, and Walk
er badly wounded, but the latter may recover.
At Emporia. Kansas, on Saturday, the jury
in the case of Marlborough, charged with kill
.nr, 4ba cor, nf Rohart oird Cnlliar raturnad
averdict of guilty of murder in the first degree.
During the night Marlborough attempted sui
eide by cutting his throat, and his recovery is
doubtful.
In New York on Monday a jury awarded
Miss Alice Ryan $40, $50 in her suit for breach
of promise of marriage against Philip Crane.
Miss Ryan. who is II years old, accused Crane.
who is 81, with having betrayed her under
promise of marriage. She was awarded the
full sum for which she sued.
The question of the admission of colored
minister caused a split in the South Carolina
Episcopal Diocesan Convention, in session at
Charleston, on Saturday. The seceders will
issue a manifesto to the parishes on the sub
ject of the existing differences. The conven-
ton adjourned to meet in Anderson next
year.
Large forest fires have again started on the
Michigan peninsula. News was received at
Marquette Wednesday night, that a camp of
over 800 men had been surrounded by fire and
that eight men and timber contractor had
escaped through mile of fame and smoke,
leaving 300 Italians in the camp fighting for
their lives.
Edward Morris, of the Fairbanks earning
Company. OF Chicago, cabled to that city from
Paris on Monday that he had concluded a
contract of l, 5000 kiloy of canned meat for
the French army, and 5000, 900 llilos for the
navy This is said to be the largest con-
tract ever made with an American firm by a
foreign government.
The steamer Zealandia. at San Francisco
from Sydney. New South Wales, reports that
the bodies of eighty-fve victims of the Pull
eolliery disaster, near Sydney, have been re-
covered The inquest resulted in verdict
that the explosion was due to the disregard
ing of the rule prohibiting miners from work
ing where gas existed.
Tornadoes swept over Blue Springs and
Papillion, Nebraska, last Friday evening In
Blue Springs the school house was demolished
and its ianitor fatally injured. Half an hour
later a girl lying on lounge near window
was killed by lightning. At Papillion several
buildings were moved from their foundations.
A. J. Potter, hotel keeper, was killed by
lightning at Oreill.
Two Boston boys ran away from home last
week, carrying with them large sum ofmoney
and couple of ferocious- looking revolvers.
They got as far as New York when couple
of other lads took their pistols and money
from them. Without further desire to look
for bears or Indians they were then in meek
mood and anxious to get back home. Police
officers took charge of them.
Regarding the British vessels seized in
Behring's Sea last summer, it is said at the
State Department that no demand has ever
been made by the British Government for the
release of the vessels nor has any claim for
damage caused by the seizures been made
upon the Government of the United States.
The correspondence between the two Govern
ments on the subject was very limited
The report presented on Tuesday to the
Legislature of Virginia by the committee APP
pointed to negotiate with the commissioners
representing foreign bondholders for settle
ment Of the State debt, recites the absolute
failure of the efforts made to reach conclu-
sion satisfactory to both parties. TWAS found
impracticable to agree either upon the amount
of principal, or Of interest, to be considered
In settlement,
James and William Murphy, aged respec-
livery 10 anu 10 years, are IN jail at Euu
Claire, Wisconsin, on the charge of having
thrown a railroad train from the track near
that city about ten weeks ago. Several trains
had barely escaped being wrecked several
times in succession, VIXEN the company put
armed guards at the switch, since which time
no accidents have happened. The Murphy
boys had been reading dime novels.
B. NJ Green, confidence man, has been
arrested in Buffalo on the charge Of having
swindled a lady in Baltimore out of $50.
When arrested he was about to leave for Cal
ifornia with young lady of Buffalo, whom
he had engaged as q governess. representing
himself to be o San Francisco millionaire.
He had induced her to advance $3.50 to pay
her EXPENSES to San Francisco, stating that
when he arrived there the amount would be
refunded to her.
Y Policeman Julian Arnold was shot dead,
and Ernest |. Padgett companion, was
wounded In Alexandria, Virginia, about
o'clock Sunday morning, while trying to ar
rest two men whom they overheard planning
a robbery When they called on the men to
surrender both drew revovers and fired. The
one who shot Arnold escaped, the other, who
had a struggle with Padgett, was captured,
and identified as John Curran, of Washington.
He refused to tell the name Of his accomplish.
The Attorney General of Iowa has officially
advised sheriffs and other State officers that
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